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“We want to make sure that everyone is safe, from the everyday folks walking down the street, to the folks who see the street as their home,” del Pozo said. "They deserve protection, too. A lot of the violence that we've seen has been between people in the homeless communities."

As the department looks to hire more officers to put on the streets, the chief said there's a particular challenge with some who cause this type of violence.

"I mean, to be candid, there are people who do not want job training," del Pozo said."They don't want a job, they don't want skills, they are satisfied with their sources of income, they're satisfied with their living conditions and they want to continue to be on the street. And that's fine, too, as long as it's not unlawful. But when it is, it's fair to hold people to account and we could use some more accountability as well.”

Adams said he was grateful for the help police gave him.

He and his friends want people to know not all homeless people are looking to cause problems.